The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026

Filed:

May. 17, 2023
Applicant:

Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey P. Massman, Centerville, OH (US);

Carl Pfeiffer, Beavercreek, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/20 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01); H01Q 5/25 (2015.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/20 (2013.01); H01Q 1/36 (2013.01); H01Q 5/25 (2015.01); H01Q 13/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to systems, apparatus and methods providing an ultra-wide band (UWB) antenna configured to conform to a doubly curved surface and having an operating wavelength λ, the UWB antenna comprising: an array of electrically cooperating antennas emanating outward from a base region to respective locations of an outer surface region conforming to the doubly curved surface, the area of the outer surface region being divided in accordance with a mesh of unit cells defining thereby a plurality of edges, each of the unit cells having a unit cell minimum area selected in accordance with a desired array gain; wherein for each antenna the respective location of the outer surface region to which the antenna extends is associated with a respective one of the plurality of edges defined by the mesh of unit cells.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Massman, Jeffrey. (2026). Uwb vivaldi array antenna (U.S. Patent No. 12646860). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12646860

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…